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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must people create a covenant or agreement to give power to one person, or small group of people?
(a) It is not possible to assemble all the people all the time.
(b) Some think too highly of themselves or blow things out of proportion.
(c) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
(d) That is the natural way of doing things.

2. How does Hobbes describe his compound imagination?
(a) Like seeing a dog and a cat and imagining a kangaroo
(b) Like seeing a man and a horse and imagining a centaur
(c) Like seeing an appl and an orange and imagining a melon
(d) Like seeing a carriage and a house and imagining a train

3. What is Hobbes' idea about ownership of commodities in a commonwealth?
(a) Nobody owns commodities in a commonwealth.
(b) People own what they work for.
(c) All commodities naturally belong to the sovereign.
(d) Only native commodities belong to the sovereign.

4. What type of book is LEVIATHAN?
(a) A science fiction book
(b) A book about comparative religion
(c) A book about large fish
(d) A book of political philosophy

5. How does Hobbes classify a person who speaks for himself?
(a) As an author
(b) As a diplomat
(c) As a boaster
(d) As a politician

6. When many people first get together, what are they called?
(a) A multitude
(b) A gaggle
(c) A mob
(d) A hodge podge

7. When a multitude becomes one group, what must they select?
(a) a set of rules, regulations, and by-laws
(b) the furniture that is appropriate for a group
(c) an appropriate meeting place large enough to accomodate all
(d) a representative who is trusted by all the group members

8. What is a counselor's disadvantage in speaking only to one man?
(a) He can be misquoted.
(b) He can be more forceful.
(c) He can be attacked.
(d) He can be interrupted.

9. What does Hobbes define as moral virtues?
(a) justice, gratitude, modesty, equity, and mercy
(b) sharing, educating, explaining, and contributing
(c) conforming, working, learning, and manufacturing
(d) fearing, obeying, ordering, and supplanting

10. Why does Hobbes say that having friends, followers, and servants is the greatest power?
(a) Being liked and respected makes people good managers and motivators.
(b) Having these, one does not need anything else.
(c) Having these, one does not need to go to war.
(d) With friends, followers, and servants one does not need to work.

11. How can it be said that each man in a group has a voice?
(a) because they get to speak one by one
(b) because no deaf mute is allowed to participate
(c) because they all speak in unison
(d) because their representative shares their same opinions

12. How does Hobbes identify political systems?
(a) those which are entirely run by negotiation
(b) those which are granted status by the sovereign
(c) those which are only governed by an assembly
(d) thise which are regulated by majority consensus

13. What does Hobbes identify as three basic human fears?
(a) fear of the dark, the weather, and wild animals
(b) fear of snakes, spideers, and scorpions
(c) fear of being robbed, raped, or ousted from their homes
(d) fear of work, being social, and talking too much

14. What is needed to be able to judge what is just or unjust?
(a) judges
(b) statistics
(c) contracts
(d) lawyers

15. What are some of his voluntary motions?
(a) internals like digesting and breathing
(b) functions like pulse and respiration
(c) activities like hearing and seeing
(d) feelings like desire, appetite, love and hate

Short Answer Questions

1. Where can a monarch go for advice?

2. How does Hobbes define injustice of an action?

3. What is the sovereign's right in legal matters?

4. How may a commonwealth be formed?

5. What does Hobbes say is needed to protect people from danger?

(see the answer keys)

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